Local Notes From Groveport Area and Visitors
Community snippets recount vacations to Gull Lake Michigan and California with side trips to Bryce Canyon Hoover Dam and other sights. Local families return from trips share visits to Chicago Riverside Hinsdale Lyons and Minnesota. A children's parade sewing club and entertainment mark a July 4 weekend in the 3700 block.
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B. Swanson
Grant Ave
California
David
Ann
Marie
Los Angeles
Karen Mattson
Cherry Frain
Judy
South Pacific tops Chicago in 36th week at Shubert Theatre
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific remains the city’s talk of the town as it enters its 36th week at the air conditioned Shubert Theatre in Chicago. It edges toward the Oklahoma! record with its acclaimed score and performances by Irene Bordoni and Connie Russell, among others.
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Shubert
Chicago
James A. Michener
South Pacific
Oscar Hammerstein
Joshua Logan
Emile de Becque
Richard Eastham
Nelle Forbush
Connie Russell
Ray Watsten
Luther Ailis
Norman Calderon
Reobert Whitlow
Joseph Cablet
Robert Emmett Keane Brackett
Travelers Visit Friends Across West Coast and Rockies
A trip from Rainer Washington through Crater Lake Oregon to Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak included stays in California with relatives in Sacramento Pasadena and San Francisco. They received greetings from two Brookfield families now living in Pasadena and Azusa.
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Rainer
Wash
Crater Lake
Ore
Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
California
Sacramento
Pasadena
San Francises
Brookfield
Bert
Irwin
Frances ‘Dvorak
Azusa
Cal
American Legion Girls win first round in league play
Edward Feeley Post Post American Legion Girls beat the Chicago Roamers 271 to 0 to open West Suburban league action. Mary Hobbs of Brookfield starred with a homer a triple and a single in the Roamer game. The second round begins Sunday with Brookfield vs Highland Park at Kiwanis Park at 7:45 p.m. Highland Park, a top north shore team, expected to be strong.
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Edward’ Feeley
American’ Legion
Chicago Roamers
Mary
Hobbs
Brookfield
Highland Park
Kiwanis Park
North Shore
Taught and Nearly Was Mine at Shubert Theatre
Tickets for all performances through July and August are on sale at the box office or by mail order. Enclose self addressed envelope with mail orders and checks made payable to Shubert Theatre. There are good seats for most performances.
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Shubert Theatre
Four Brookfield students enter St Josephs College freshman class
Four Brookfield students enroll in the St Josephs College freshman class at Rensselaer Indiana and will report Sept 10 for orientation. They are Jerome Bednarkiewicz Lawrence Schmit William Feely and Raymond Sarlitto. Returning students will register Sept 13 as the college opens its 61st academic year with orientation and guidance, exams and placement tests for class sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
St. Joseph’s College
Rensselaer
Ind
Jerome Bednarkiewicz
Vernon Ave
Lawrence Schmit
Maple Ave
St. Mel High School
William Feely
Suningside
Raymond Sarlitto
Ogden Ave
Fenwick High School
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Grand
Sereek
Heath Ieneue
Dale
Groveport
Ohio
Gull Lake
Mich
Kellogg's
William P. Walther
Harold Walther
Dent
Minn
Frank Glaser
Salt Creek Theatre
Hinsdale
Melvin Douglas
Lyons
John Kendall
Arlene Walther
Harrison Ave
Gold Notes Orchestra
Osep Rentle
North Carolina
LA Grange Road
LA Grange
Meta
Venient
Northern Illinois Corporation
Jack Buchanan
Mgr
Itful
Gingiss Brothers, Inc
Oak Park
Marion St
Lyon and Healy
Ira Ewensten
Sherman Ave
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